NEW DELHI: Personal comments to the Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman from Trinamool Congressman Saugata Roy on Lok Sabha on Monday provoked a strong reaction from the treasury banks with the minister of parliamentary affairs Pralhad joshi demanding your unconditional apology.
Roy’s comments were deleted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The TMC MP was opposed to the bank regulation bill (amendment) when he made the comments directed at Sitharaman referring to the stress in the economy.
Attacking Roy, Joshi said: “We can do it too. But this is not our culture. He is a high level member. What is he saying? He should unconditionally apologize. It is an insult to women,” he said.
Other BJP Members, including Union Minister Smriti Irani, also reacted angrily to the TMC member’s comments.
In his statement on the bill, Sitharaman vigorously defended it and then referred to Roy’s personal dig to say, “If only Professor Saugata Roy could listen rather than be distracted by other factors.”
On video: Pralhad Joshi apologizes to TMC MP Saugata Roy for his comment on FM Sitharaman
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